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we august had a very bad election in november if you were for obama white house, or democrats. but after that we had been in a very tough situation, and yet i have been privileged to be part of working out a compromise deal in the lame duck that probably didn't make anybody, or definitely did not make anybody entirely happy. didn't make us and many democrats have the because we extended some of the tax lead at the top that we did not think were probably the most fiscally responsible thing to do, but we did it in a context where we extended long-term unemployment, the aztecs with and a new payroll tax cut. and we surprise markets and growth was actually lifted up a half% almost never. the beginning of 20 i think we're looking at 3% growth. i understand things happen. right after that. right after that. i barely remembered where the bathroom was when you had both the developments in the middle east raising gas prices, you had the unprecedented natural disaster in japan that had a much, much deeper and more harmful effect on the global economy and the supply global supply chain th
we august had a very bad election in november if you were for obama white house, or democrats. but after that we had been in a very tough situation, and yet i have been privileged to be part of working out a compromise deal in the lame duck that probably didn't make anybody, or definitely did not make anybody entirely happy. didn't make us and many democrats have the because we extended some of the tax lead at the top that we did not think were probably the most fiscally responsible thing to...
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who was in the clinton and obama white house and if you believe what the press says, he either single -- he was single-handedly responsible for the economic crisis or if they had only listened we would not have had one. >> we are going to focus on the economic imprecations of the crisis because there are other things later. as i told the panelists i want to think about what we know now about 2008 and 2009 that was not so clear the time but also about 2013 and why we are where we are. let me start with you. you were chronologically. there are a lot of americans who say basically what happened here was wall street got bailed out and main street did not. after all the stock market is back in the banks are making money, we still have a lot of unemployment. so if somebody walked in off the street today and said to you, you guys did what you thought was right but basically wall street got bailed out and main street did not, what would you say to them? >> it was not the goal and i do not you was the outcome. the goal that president bush had in mind was making sure the economy kept functionin
who was in the clinton and obama white house and if you believe what the press says, he either single -- he was single-handedly responsible for the economic crisis or if they had only listened we would not have had one. >> we are going to focus on the economic imprecations of the crisis because there are other things later. as i told the panelists i want to think about what we know now about 2008 and 2009 that was not so clear the time but also about 2013 and why we are where we are. let...
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we will hear from president obama, former president clinton, and democratic leader nancy pelosi. what's the service beginning at eight: 30 5 p.m. at c-span. 8:35 at c-span. >> this painting was originally painted as my grandmother's white house portrait. in the 1960s, lady bird johnson went looking for portraits of first ladies to rehang in the white house. she thought that was important. she looked high and low and could not find my grandmother's official portrait. she called my grandmother and asked if she knew where the painting was. she said, yes, it is on my wall. you reallyn said should not have it, it belongs in the white house. is myndma said, no, it painting and that is where it is going to stay. eventually, she gave up. >> watch the program on pest truman truman on-- on bess our website or on monday. and we continue the series with many eisenhower. >> defense secretary chuck hagel spoke thursday at the anti- defamation league centennial meeting in new york city. he talked about the benefits to same-sex couples in the national guard and has remarks for -- were followed b
we will hear from president obama, former president clinton, and democratic leader nancy pelosi. what's the service beginning at eight: 30 5 p.m. at c-span. 8:35 at c-span. >> this painting was originally painted as my grandmother's white house portrait. in the 1960s, lady bird johnson went looking for portraits of first ladies to rehang in the white house. she thought that was important. she looked high and low and could not find my grandmother's official portrait. she called my...
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when president obama took office in 2009, the housing market was in freefall. home prices have fallen nearly 20% from the year before. the largest one-year drop ever measured. roughly 3 million borrowers were seriously delinquent, construction projects and plans came to a halt, causing the industry to lose 100,000 jobs a month. across the board, we saw dramatic declines. of course, these drops represented more than shipping spreadsheet.s on a they represented people's lives, savings, and struggles. and i tookesident office, we set in place a number of priorities which still guide us today. one, to provide immediate assistance to those in need. two, to work with public and private sector partners to strengthen the housing market and help fuel an overall economic recovery. three, to ensure a crisis of this magnitude never happens again. the firstrt with goal, providing immediate assistance to those in need. spoke at your annual conference in 2011, i told you about a number of initiatives we had undertaken with your partnership to help families and heal the market
when president obama took office in 2009, the housing market was in freefall. home prices have fallen nearly 20% from the year before. the largest one-year drop ever measured. roughly 3 million borrowers were seriously delinquent, construction projects and plans came to a halt, causing the industry to lose 100,000 jobs a month. across the board, we saw dramatic declines. of course, these drops represented more than shipping spreadsheet.s on a they represented people's lives, savings, and...
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louisiana and west virginia past a more democratic control of both houses. even florida suppose would controversial law passed the state senate unanimously and split democrats in house. when eleanor strengthens its law in 2004, state senator barack obama cosponsored the bill that was been unanimously approved. conversely many so-called red states impose a duty to retreat and even a more restrictive state courts have held that retreat is a required when preventing serious crime. indeed, is a universal principle that a person can use force when she recently believed its message to defend against an imminent use of unlawful force. where there's no duty to retreat as in most states, she is for the adjustment in using deadly force if she recently believed its message to prevent death or great bodily harm. a florida law is no different. it's not an easy defense to assert, and it doesn't mean you can shoot first and ask questions later. these laws are not a license to be a vigilante or behave recklessly. they just protect law-abiding citizens from having to leave t
louisiana and west virginia past a more democratic control of both houses. even florida suppose would controversial law passed the state senate unanimously and split democrats in house. when eleanor strengthens its law in 2004, state senator barack obama cosponsored the bill that was been unanimously approved. conversely many so-called red states impose a duty to retreat and even a more restrictive state courts have held that retreat is a required when preventing serious crime. indeed, is a...
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said todayt obama that u.s. businesses are deeply committed to making sure that immigration reform gets done quickly. he met with leaders at the white house today including lockheed martin, state farm, and blackstone. >> it was a good spirit. --n we you think about it when you think about it, i have been there. was such a therapeutic medicine for the whole city. 2 -- that way was amazing. in addition to talking about the red sox, we are here to talk about embracing reform. group ofn outstanding leaders, a wide cross-section of industry, manufacturers, the .ervice sector, food, high-tech they represent just a small cross-section of businesses across the country that are deeply committed to making sure that we get comprehensive immigration reform done and done quickly. last week we had 600 business and state leaders who came to emphasize that this is something that is not only the right thing to do but also critical to our economy. we know that the senate bipartisan bill that passed would grow the economy by 1.4 t
said todayt obama that u.s. businesses are deeply committed to making sure that immigration reform gets done quickly. he met with leaders at the white house today including lockheed martin, state farm, and blackstone. >> it was a good spirit. --n we you think about it when you think about it, i have been there. was such a therapeutic medicine for the whole city. 2 -- that way was amazing. in addition to talking about the red sox, we are here to talk about embracing reform. group ofn...
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in fact, in the months before president obama was sworn into office, we were shedding roughly 800,000 jobs a month, and our economy was shrinking at an 8.3% annual rate. there was real concern that the united states economy would not bounce back. but it did, thanks to the tenacity of the american people, the determination of the private sector, and the bold, decisive actions taken across government. right away the president moved to pull our economy out of the recession. he worked to put out the financial fires, stabilize the automakers, and jump start growth. in addition he pursued policies to fuel our economy into the future. that meant investing in education and infrastructure, fixing a health care system that was broken, creating new rules so our financial system works better for consumers, and investors, and locking in lower taxes for 98% of all americans. and lowering barriers so entrepreneurs and businesses can innovate, grow, and hire. because of these measures we're moving in the right direction. the positive signs are real. since 2009 our economy has been expanding. over the
in fact, in the months before president obama was sworn into office, we were shedding roughly 800,000 jobs a month, and our economy was shrinking at an 8.3% annual rate. there was real concern that the united states economy would not bounce back. but it did, thanks to the tenacity of the american people, the determination of the private sector, and the bold, decisive actions taken across government. right away the president moved to pull our economy out of the recession. he worked to put out...
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white house team, valerie jarrett is a senior advisor to the president and a long-time confidant of the president. she oversees the office of public engagement and intergovernmental affairs and chairs the white house council on women and girls. prior to joining the obama administration, she was the chief executive officer of the habitat company. valerie has held positions in both the public and private sectors and hails from chicago before coming to washington, d.c. ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to valerie jarrett. [applause] >> well, good morning, everybody. you look fantastic out there. we are also delighted to be here. i would like to begin by congratulating secretary pritzker who has hit the ground running since her appointment. she has not only traveled around the world, but she gave a party and everyone showed up. i also want to give credit to former secretary gary locke who was the brainchild for this a few years ago. please stand up so we can welcome you. [applause] you will be hearing from president obama later today, but that me say a few words about why
white house team, valerie jarrett is a senior advisor to the president and a long-time confidant of the president. she oversees the office of public engagement and intergovernmental affairs and chairs the white house council on women and girls. prior to joining the obama administration, she was the chief executive officer of the habitat company. valerie has held positions in both the public and private sectors and hails from chicago before coming to washington, d.c. ladies and gentlemen, please...
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you will go from president obama, former president bill clinton, house speaker john boehner, and nancy pelosi. watch the service on c-span. originallynting was painted as my grandmother's official white house portrait. in the 1960 six, lady bird johnson with looking for portraits of first ladies to rehang in the white house. she thought that was important. she looked high and low it cannot find my grandmother's official portrait. she called and said do you know where that painting is? my grandmother suggests, it is on my wall. ms. johnson said, you shouldn't have that. it belongs the white house. my grandmother said no. that is my painting. it is on my wall. that is where it is going to stay. eventually she gave up. see it saturday on c-span on 7:00 eastern. we continue our series as we look at maybe eisenhower. >> defense secretary chuck hagel spoke thursday at the anti- defamation league centennial meeting in new york city. he talked about the benefits to same-sex couples in the national guard and has remarks for -- were followed by leon panetta, and then secretary panetta was awarde
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383, expressing the house's sincerest condolences. >> thank you, president obama, and president clinton. coming tociate your honor and celebrate tom's his life. jimk you, norman dicks, and mcdermott. acknowledge congressman lewis and former congressman and republican leader bob michael, who both have always been great friends to tom and me. of course, i think senator harry reid and senator mitch mcconnell. fromraveling a long way the senate to the house. [laughter] to remember my husband. also, i want to thank the celestial on joy from japan. anderson, plus, the diplomatic delegations, for coming. gratitude toebt of speaker banner for making this memorial service possible. without his caring and competent staff, this event would not have happened. was speaker, we had about one person who handled this kind of work. has been most gracious and helpful and i applaud him for that. i want to say a few words about my husband. as you probably know, i work for him for years as an unpaid staffer. this not plan to do in when i married him in 1968. of wooed in. timei remained for the full- he was h
383, expressing the house's sincerest condolences. >> thank you, president obama, and president clinton. coming tociate your honor and celebrate tom's his life. jimk you, norman dicks, and mcdermott. acknowledge congressman lewis and former congressman and republican leader bob michael, who both have always been great friends to tom and me. of course, i think senator harry reid and senator mitch mcconnell. fromraveling a long way the senate to the house. [laughter] to remember my husband....
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mel watt to head up the federal housing finance regulator, as well as a federal appeals court judge for the district of columbia circuit , who both faced being blocked by the senate thanks to a republican-led filibuster of each nominee. each nominee failed to get the 60 votes required to advance with just a couple of republicans in each case voting yes on the motion to limit debate. >> tell us about mel watt nomination. he is a former member of congress, a well-known figure on capitol hill. how much support did it have when the president made the nomination and going into today's procedural vote? >> there was a lot of support locally for congressman watt who now at least will still be in the house, i believe, at least for the foreseeable future. he had support back home, certainly support on the left, but richard burr, north carolina's republican senator, also backed the nomination of his home state colleague. but there was considerable concern among many republicans that he did not have the requisite qualifications in their view for the job. that was despite the fact that mr. watt
mel watt to head up the federal housing finance regulator, as well as a federal appeals court judge for the district of columbia circuit , who both faced being blocked by the senate thanks to a republican-led filibuster of each nominee. each nominee failed to get the 60 votes required to advance with just a couple of republicans in each case voting yes on the motion to limit debate. >> tell us about mel watt nomination. he is a former member of congress, a well-known figure on capitol...
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. >> host: president obama according to the white house was not made aware of this until this summer. what is your reaction to that? >> guest: that is up to him and the white house. f questions,nd o excuse me, greta, someone would ask whether think decide whether or not this president is doing a good job or not of the we settled that in november. that is irrelevant question quitego frankly. that he is never running for re-election. whether he knew about this or benghazi or "fast & furious," other things going on, if you voted for him i suspect you will give him a pass again. if you didn't vote for him you will be outraged. there is not a lost middle ground on issue. >> host: sounds like you doubt he was not made aware of in? >> guest: i have no idea what the president did or did not know on any of these issues. >> host: the chairwoman of the senate intelligence committee, dianne feinstein in her statement yesterday called for total review of nsa spying programs. would you endorse, do you endorse that idea and what would that entail? >> guest: well, certainly endorse reviewing everythi
. >> host: president obama according to the white house was not made aware of this until this summer. what is your reaction to that? >> guest: that is up to him and the white house. f questions,nd o excuse me, greta, someone would ask whether think decide whether or not this president is doing a good job or not of the we settled that in november. that is irrelevant question quitego frankly. that he is never running for re-election. whether he knew about this or benghazi or...
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in the obama administration has asked you not to release those numbers? >> we have made a group decision we were not releasing the numbers till mid november. >> you have no idea what those numbers are at this point? >> told you we would release the numbers in mid november. >> i'll take that as you don't want to answer the question. did you ever argue to secretary sebelius or anyone at the white house or anyone else that the exchanges would not be ready october 1st and that a delay in launching them would be warranted? >> i did not ever argue that we should delay the exchanges. what i did present to secretary in september is there were certain functions we should delay beyond october 1. i think those have been very much in the press that had to do with the automation of shop. it had to do the spanish language website. had to do with medicaid-mal transfers. >> before my time expires, i want to yield quickly. >> the law is if you are under the age of 26 and you are eligible to stay on your parents' plans, you cannot receive subsidies. >> you're right. >> the
in the obama administration has asked you not to release those numbers? >> we have made a group decision we were not releasing the numbers till mid november. >> you have no idea what those numbers are at this point? >> told you we would release the numbers in mid november. >> i'll take that as you don't want to answer the question. did you ever argue to secretary sebelius or anyone at the white house or anyone else that the exchanges would not be ready october 1st and...
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circuit is important for obama as he looks for ways to circumvent the republican-led house and a polarized senate on a number of policy fronts through executive order and other administrative procedures." end of quote. we have a president who says if congress won't, i will. how do you stop that? the courts are the check on that. even a member of the democratic leadership admitted on the senate floor was the reason they needed to fill these seats was because, as he saw it, the d.c. circuit was wreaking havoc on this country. end of quote. this is perplexing given the current makeup of the court. currently there are four republican-appointed judges. and with the most recent confirmation there are now four democratic appoepbtd -- appointed judges. and now apparently some on the other side want to make sure they get a favorable outcome of this court. i have concerns regarding filling seats on this court which clearly has a very low caseload, and have greater concerns about this president's agenda to stack the court and upset the current makeup simply in order to obtain favorable judicial outco
circuit is important for obama as he looks for ways to circumvent the republican-led house and a polarized senate on a number of policy fronts through executive order and other administrative procedures." end of quote. we have a president who says if congress won't, i will. how do you stop that? the courts are the check on that. even a member of the democratic leadership admitted on the senate floor was the reason they needed to fill these seats was because, as he saw it, the d.c. circuit...
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senate republicans today blocked two obama nominees, mel watt for the housing agency and patricia ann -- [inaudible] for u.s. court of appeals. as somewhat of a newby to washington, what does this say about how washington works or doesn't work, and how does this impact you with so many unfilled positions at the interior department? >> i've never seen anything like it in my life. [laughter] it's very different than the private sector. [laughter] very, very different. it takes a little bit longer, has all kinds of complications. but i'm confident that we will round out a strong team led by mike connor. could you just give a wave, even though it's not your style? mike is nominee to be deputy secretary of the department of interior. fantastic, knowledgeable resource. brings a great depth of background. he's through the senate committee. they have agreed to forward his nomination to the full senate, and in that list that's waited to get voted on by the full senate which we hope will be very soon. or nominated by the president to be the assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks, curr
senate republicans today blocked two obama nominees, mel watt for the housing agency and patricia ann -- [inaudible] for u.s. court of appeals. as somewhat of a newby to washington, what does this say about how washington works or doesn't work, and how does this impact you with so many unfilled positions at the interior department? >> i've never seen anything like it in my life. [laughter] it's very different than the private sector. [laughter] very, very different. it takes a little bit...
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president obama is meeting with the prime minister of iraq. the prime minister yesterday talked about this country's progress in political transition. he spoke at the u.s. institute of peace in washington. bipartisanan -- a group of senators said the prime minister is not doing enough about violence in his country. he responded to those concerns. >> [indiscernible] >> we apologize for the slight delay. hagel's fault. for those of you who do not know, the institute, putting it simply, stops fights around the world, and doing so in partnership with governmental and nongovernmental organizations, the mystic and foreign. we work closely with the state usaid, defense department, with the government of iraq, and many others in order to prevent, and resolve violent conflict. i would like to recognize some of the folks here today. of course, prime minister maladie, thank you for returning to the institute. have the minister of foreign defense the minister of advisor,ional security and both members of the council of representatives. the ambassador to t
president obama is meeting with the prime minister of iraq. the prime minister yesterday talked about this country's progress in political transition. he spoke at the u.s. institute of peace in washington. bipartisanan -- a group of senators said the prime minister is not doing enough about violence in his country. he responded to those concerns. >> [indiscernible] >> we apologize for the slight delay. hagel's fault. for those of you who do not know, the institute, putting it...
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johnson: i rise to speak in support of congressman mel watt to serve as director of the federal housing finance agency. it has been over five years since the fhfa's inception and it still has never had a confirmed director. first, senate republicans blocked president obama's original nominee for the post, jewel smith, who was a technocrat. today they are trying to block congressman watt because they say he is a politician and not a technocrat. whabut they forget that congresn watt has over 40 years of experience in housing, real estate, and other financial services issues. before coming to congress, he practiced business and economic development law and personally walked hundreds of families through real estate closings. in congress, he had served on the house financial services committee for the past 21 years. in that capacity, was one of the first members to recognize the need for action on predatory lending. with quite foresight, he introduced the "prohibit predatory lending act" in 2004 and introduced it every congress until it became the foundation for the "qualifie qualified more
johnson: i rise to speak in support of congressman mel watt to serve as director of the federal housing finance agency. it has been over five years since the fhfa's inception and it still has never had a confirmed director. first, senate republicans blocked president obama's original nominee for the post, jewel smith, who was a technocrat. today they are trying to block congressman watt because they say he is a politician and not a technocrat. whabut they forget that congresn watt has over 40...
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welcome to the third general session restructuring the government role in housing finance. we are pleased to be doubled to sponsor such an important session as this is the number one issue being debated right now in the halls of congress and within the obama administration. igate is the first firm with a global service model. we enable clients to optimize their business through a combination of process investment strategies, technology leverage and business process outsourcing. we have leverage there were deep understanding of diverse business challenges faced by global enterprises coupled with our leadership in i.t., process operations excellence in building the framework. it's now my pleasure to introduce the host for the session, deborah. she still currently serves as the mba open-door foundation chairman and most recently held the position of the m.b.a. chairman. as a member for more than a decade, dead's service and the industry include servicing on one year as chairman, mba strategic planning committee, the origination task force, affordable housing committee and the
welcome to the third general session restructuring the government role in housing finance. we are pleased to be doubled to sponsor such an important session as this is the number one issue being debated right now in the halls of congress and within the obama administration. igate is the first firm with a global service model. we enable clients to optimize their business through a combination of process investment strategies, technology leverage and business process outsourcing. we have leverage...
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when illinois strengthened its long-standing law in 2004 state senator barack obama cosponsored the bill that was unanimously approved. conversely many so-called red states oppose a duty to retreat and even more restrictive states courts have held that retreat is required when preventing serious crime. indeed it's universal crucible that a person can use force when she reasonably believes is necessary to defend defend against a minute use of unlawful force. where there is no duty to retreat she is further justified in using deadly force if she recently believes it's necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm. it's not an easy defense to assert and it certainly doesn't mean you can shoot first and ask questions later. these laws aren't a license to be a vigilante or behave recklessly. they protect law-abiding citizens. that is why this debate is emma. in ancient britain a duty to retreat refused -- by which the king under duty of us protection to the subjects. despite what gun prohibition is claimed the no retreat rule has deep roots in american law. if the supreme court in the unani
when illinois strengthened its long-standing law in 2004 state senator barack obama cosponsored the bill that was unanimously approved. conversely many so-called red states oppose a duty to retreat and even more restrictive states courts have held that retreat is required when preventing serious crime. indeed it's universal crucible that a person can use force when she reasonably believes is necessary to defend defend against a minute use of unlawful force. where there is no duty to retreat she...
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in 2012 he served as the white house chief of staff. for the past eight months, our nation has been very fortunate. from me personally when i first took this job as secretary of commerce check made me feel like such an injured toe part of the team, welcoming me with open arms with his powerful, humility, and gravitas. i will forever be grateful to him for that generosity. dedicated even-keeled, with smart, integrity. these are just a few of the many words used to describe jack. another word i am proud to call him his friend. ladies and gentlemen, to help us get started on the right foot with an overview of the united states economic performance and the importance of investing here, please welcome united states treasury secretary jack lew. [applause] >> thank you for that very kind introduction. it is great to be here with you this morning. i want to thank the commerce department for hosting the first select u.s.a. summit. i am here today with a simple message. we do not take investment in the united states for granted. we know it is imp
in 2012 he served as the white house chief of staff. for the past eight months, our nation has been very fortunate. from me personally when i first took this job as secretary of commerce check made me feel like such an injured toe part of the team, welcoming me with open arms with his powerful, humility, and gravitas. i will forever be grateful to him for that generosity. dedicated even-keeled, with smart, integrity. these are just a few of the many words used to describe jack. another word i...
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,lass no one at the white house no one in the entire obama administration, has asked you not to release those numbers? >> we made the decision we would not release the numbers until mid-november. >> you have no idea what the >>bers are at this point? the numbers will be released in mid-november. class i will take that as you do not want to answer the question. ever argued to secretary sibelius or anyone at the white house or anyone else that the exchanges would not be ready october 1 and a delay would be wanted? >> i did not ever argued that we should delay the exchanges. september isted in that there were certain functions we would delay. those had to do with the automation of -- with the --nish language website >> before my time expires, i want to yield quickly. i find it puzzled -- puzzling we have to explain to administration officials have a lot worse. the law is if you are under the age of 26 and url jubal to stay under your pants plans, you cannot receive subsidies. website nothing on your that tells an under 26-year-old those facts. you are encourage people to sign up for insura
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so far, president obama has been unwilling to even engage in this discussion. these days, every fiscal discussion with the white house begins and ends with demands for additional tax hikes to fuel even more spending. and i guarantee it will be spending, it won't be paying down the national debt or paying down what we owe. it will be to spend more. of course, the president will occasionally resurrect officers he's -- offers he's made in the past in past failed fiscal negotiations to entertainment small changes, including movement to a different price index for cost of living adjustments. but at the same time the president and his administration have made clear that even those small entitlement changes will only be on the table if tax hikes are delivered first. that is the president's precondition for even entertaining tax reform or entitlement reform even on the heels of more than $630 billion tax hike at the beginning of this year and another $1 trillion in revenue delivered courtesy of obamacare. mr. president, entitlement reform is not an option, it's a neces
so far, president obama has been unwilling to even engage in this discussion. these days, every fiscal discussion with the white house begins and ends with demands for additional tax hikes to fuel even more spending. and i guarantee it will be spending, it won't be paying down the national debt or paying down what we owe. it will be to spend more. of course, the president will occasionally resurrect officers he's -- offers he's made in the past in past failed fiscal negotiations to...
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but comprise was all but absent during the recent shut down and president obama repeatedly and publicly refused even to negotiate. and it's what happens which is why we had a government shut down the house makes several attempt at trying to fund the entire government but not obamacare or certain provision of obamacare like delaying the individual mandate when we heard the administration is now even considering delaying it for six weeks as the exchange and especially the web exchanges have proven to be completely unworkable. even so, the administration was arguably using the shut down as leverage to pressure the house republicans in to funding the law because even attempt to reel in part of the government or almost all rejected. i quote from the "the wall street journal" a -- we are winning. it does not matter how long it last bhap matters is the end result. so the house gave in on october 16th and voted to fund -- in the meantime the deficits are more than half a trillion dollars. before the end of the decade, they will rise to $1 trillion levels. the congressional budget office project
but comprise was all but absent during the recent shut down and president obama repeatedly and publicly refused even to negotiate. and it's what happens which is why we had a government shut down the house makes several attempt at trying to fund the entire government but not obamacare or certain provision of obamacare like delaying the individual mandate when we heard the administration is now even considering delaying it for six weeks as the exchange and especially the web exchanges have...
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well, president obama's administration. they are the ones that decided. contractors thought if the registration process wasn't going to work, maybe it would help to set up a way for people to shop for plans and get information without registering. the administration told them to deprioritize that plan. what a government word. deprioritize that plan. then when the web site turned out to be a complete disaster, a systems failure, the obama administration tried to hide just how bad it was. it asked the largest health insurer in north dakota not to tell anybody how many people have signed up for insurance through the exchange. the administration telling a state, don't open up. don't tell the people the truth. why not? well, because as of last week only 14 people had been able to sign up for the company's plan. the numbers are so embarrassing for the administration, they have been trying to cover up. and they continue to cover up today when there was testimony and no numbers were given. it's the same reason the administration won't say how many people have sig
well, president obama's administration. they are the ones that decided. contractors thought if the registration process wasn't going to work, maybe it would help to set up a way for people to shop for plans and get information without registering. the administration told them to deprioritize that plan. what a government word. deprioritize that plan. then when the web site turned out to be a complete disaster, a systems failure, the obama administration tried to hide just how bad it was. it...
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on the 25th 2009 president obama appointed ed demarco regular firm fannie mae freddie mac and the federal home of banks. previously, mr. demarco served sf hfa chief operating officer and senior deputy director for housing national goals since the perception in 2008. a career civil servant mr. demarco joined the federal housing oversight as an agency to act hfa -- fhfa as its chief operating and director. during the past years of acting director demarco mba members have enjoyed an open and collaborative relationship with fhfa. for this we are truly appreciative and hoped this president continues into the future. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome fhfa acting director, ed dimarco. [applause] ♪ >> good morning, everyone. thank you for inviting me to speak this morning yet as they could start by congratulating the mortgage bankers association on this hundredth annual convention. that is quite a history. when the tree system a much different and more limited housing finance system to mama creates our greater access to credit that is recovering from a nationwide trauma and housing. the good
on the 25th 2009 president obama appointed ed demarco regular firm fannie mae freddie mac and the federal home of banks. previously, mr. demarco served sf hfa chief operating officer and senior deputy director for housing national goals since the perception in 2008. a career civil servant mr. demarco joined the federal housing oversight as an agency to act hfa -- fhfa as its chief operating and director. during the past years of acting director demarco mba members have enjoyed an open and...
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president obama and bill clinton were among the speakers. and kathleen sebelius will testify on capitol hill about implementing the capital law. she will be at the house energy commission live on c-span three. c-span. we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, and and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house, all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span, created by the cable tv industry 34 years ago and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. now, you can watch us in hd. the centers for medicare and medicaid services apologizes for the issues on the healthcare.gov website since his rollout. maryland testified before the house ways and means committee. a congressman chairs this three- hour hearing. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> this hearing will come to order. good morning. i would like to welcome marilyn tavener,
president obama and bill clinton were among the speakers. and kathleen sebelius will testify on capitol hill about implementing the capital law. she will be at the house energy commission live on c-span three. c-span. we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, and and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house, all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span,...
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a live picture of the white house on this friday where today president obama will be meeting with the iraqi prime minister nori al maliki to discuss the framework agreement and a number of regional issues. we will bring at a summit meeting as the ocher. coming up later this morning, a discussion on the director of the international atomic energy agency on the role of the agency plays in monitoring the national nuclear programs and what it does to promote the peaceful use of atomic energy. live coverage gets under way from the woodrow wilson center in washington that starts at 11:30 eastern on our companion network, c-span. wednesday health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius was before a committee to talk about the problems with the healthcare.gov website and the problem people losing their current plans. we will show you that entire hearing on sunday about 10:35 in the morning. until then come here is a portion of the meeting as it took place on wednesday to the >> i want to go to the cost ofud the website and talk n about th website. this is what is happening right now. w
a live picture of the white house on this friday where today president obama will be meeting with the iraqi prime minister nori al maliki to discuss the framework agreement and a number of regional issues. we will bring at a summit meeting as the ocher. coming up later this morning, a discussion on the director of the international atomic energy agency on the role of the agency plays in monitoring the national nuclear programs and what it does to promote the peaceful use of atomic energy. live...
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according to cbs news one of president obama's top outside health care advisors sent the white house a memo back in may of 2010 warning them that obamacare was spiraling out of control. this memo came from harvard economist david cutler and readed, "i don't believe the relevant members of the administration understand the president's vision or have the capability to carry it out. you need to have people who have the understanding of the political process, people who understand how to work within the administration, and people who understand how to start and to build a business and, unfortunately, they just didn't get all of those people together." republicans have for years been warning that this government takeover of one-sixth of our economy, this central planning scheme, social engineering, if you will, that it wouldn't work. at the very least, the federal government has proven itself incompetent on making something this big and this complicated and this expensive work, as advertised. it's becoming increasingly clear. we spentsdz years warning that obamacare would force many ameri
according to cbs news one of president obama's top outside health care advisors sent the white house a memo back in may of 2010 warning them that obamacare was spiraling out of control. this memo came from harvard economist david cutler and readed, "i don't believe the relevant members of the administration understand the president's vision or have the capability to carry it out. you need to have people who have the understanding of the political process, people who understand how to work...
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white house. the two lead remembers expected to discuss the strategic framework agreement between the two countries and a number of other regional issues. a preview of that from a "washington post" reporter. >> tell us what the goal this is and what you're expecting to see out of it. >> the goal from the iraqi's perspective is to get some more military hardware and other associated u.s. help for the fight against a really alarming spikeg of terrorist-driven violence inside iraq and the argument that the president and nouriel mamaliki, the president is making this is a threat that affects not only iraq but syria but u.s.ot interests elsewhere n the region. and beyond. draws in iran. it's really. this is organization that grew out of al qaeda in iraq branch of al qaeda and now calls itself variously al qaeda in the levant or al qaeda in iraq and syria. so, by its own moniker it is calling itself something larger than iraq. the goal from the u.s. side is genuinely help maliki. the u.s. agrees that th
white house. the two lead remembers expected to discuss the strategic framework agreement between the two countries and a number of other regional issues. a preview of that from a "washington post" reporter. >> tell us what the goal this is and what you're expecting to see out of it. >> the goal from the iraqi's perspective is to get some more military hardware and other associated u.s. help for the fight against a really alarming spikeg of terrorist-driven violence inside...
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later, the first public hearing of the 2014 budget negotiators in the house and senate. on the next "washington journal," mother jones magazine and first, washington bureau chief david corn talks about the founding and mission. then discussing a recent study that shows a decline in the financial safety net of the poorest families with children this years campaign. later, lauryn williams and on women's issues. washington journal is alive every morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. on september 16, aaron alexis people at the washington navy yard. they examine the shooting and security at federal facilities. you can see it live starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> john foster had recently died when the super airport was being built and president eisenhower immediately announced that it beld be announced -- would named dulles airport. he did not want to name it after a cold war warrior but finally the decision was made to name it after dulles. you can see the film clip of kennedy opening the airport with eisenhower and allen dulles there and he pulls back
later, the first public hearing of the 2014 budget negotiators in the house and senate. on the next "washington journal," mother jones magazine and first, washington bureau chief david corn talks about the founding and mission. then discussing a recent study that shows a decline in the financial safety net of the poorest families with children this years campaign. later, lauryn williams and on women's issues. washington journal is alive every morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern on...
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president obama granted governor chafee's request for a federal disaster declaration covering four of rhode island's five counties. more than 130,000 rhode islanders lost power, eight cities and towns implemented evacuation actions, nearly a third of all rhode islanders were directly effected one way or another, in a close-knit state like arks nearly everyone was touched. rhode islanders are resilient and we are recovering. over $30 million have been paid out to rhode islanders pour more than ^1,000 federal flood insurance claims. fema has the has approved more than 260 projects for reimbursement. over $12 million has been put toward repairing our state's parks, wildlife refuges and historic sites. individuals and families receive more than $423,000 in grants to meet their immediate basic needs for housing and oir essential disaster-related expenses. the federal government will always play a central role for communities like ours picking up after a disaster like sandy. so it would make sense for the federal government to learn from these events and be smart, as we plan for future risk
president obama granted governor chafee's request for a federal disaster declaration covering four of rhode island's five counties. more than 130,000 rhode islanders lost power, eight cities and towns implemented evacuation actions, nearly a third of all rhode islanders were directly effected one way or another, in a close-knit state like arks nearly everyone was touched. rhode islanders are resilient and we are recovering. over $30 million have been paid out to rhode islanders pour more than...
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that's what president obama said. if the white house had been honest about how many families are going to lose access to their doctors, this health care law would never have passed. well, the white house did make that promise. democrats did pass that law. and american families all across the country are suffering as a result. so coming back from wyoming this morning, mr. president, i picked up "usa today." this is a newspaper whose editorial page had supported the president's health care law, but their view today, "coverage cancellations belie obama's promise. obamacare is starting to resemble a patient bleeding from self-inflicted wound. a month after launches the online health exchanges where individuals are supposed to shop for insurance remain slow or unusable, except in the states that opted to run their own marketplaces and did a more competent job than the administration. states more competent than the administration. as if that weren't trouble enough, critics are justifiably mocking president obama for his rep
that's what president obama said. if the white house had been honest about how many families are going to lose access to their doctors, this health care law would never have passed. well, the white house did make that promise. democrats did pass that law. and american families all across the country are suffering as a result. so coming back from wyoming this morning, mr. president, i picked up "usa today." this is a newspaper whose editorial page had supported the president's health...